One of my long-time best friends in Portland has worked as a contractor for decades. He does incredible work—basement to attic, wiring to tiling to cabinetry, back decks and porches to French doors. Over the years, I’ve recommended him to…
Last spring, a married pair of ghostwriting clients flew me down to their place in Palm Springs. Can I tell you how much a Pacific Northwest dweller needs that blinding dry desert sunlight in April? This much: We’d completed the…
I used to be such a dedicated blogger (years back, different site entirely). I was teaching at Portland State University and Mt. Hood Community College (adjunct life, woot!) and earning my MFA. I wrote and wrote and wrote--my short stories,…
For my novel--like most (aspiring!) novelists, I suppose--I combined a tiny percentage of real life with a huge percentage of the imagined. I also did some research. I watched the entire Ken Burns' Baseball miniseries while at a writers' residency in…
